The Cass County Board of Supervisors, during their regular session, Tuesday morning, will act on a Resolution to establish speed limits, etc., on a roadway (including portions of 620th St. and Lansing Road), to and from the rock quarry, south of Atlantic. During last week’s meeting, the Board’s consensus was to establish 40 mph as the speed limit for roadways designated as hauling routes, and to place additional signage.

The Board, Tuesday, will also discuss the closing of a 570th Street at the I-80 underpass (52.6 mile marker, north of Marne), per a request to consider from the Iowa Department of Transportation. In a 2016 study, the DOT deemed the road a “Low Priority” for repairs/maintenance, due to the low volume of traffic.

In its I-80 Planning Study, the DOT says “It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Transportation to secure permanent closure of existing local (non-primary) roads/streets, when in the judgement of the Department, it is in the best interests to close these roads/streets.”

In other business, the Board will enter into a closed session as required by Iowa Code, to evaluate the performance of Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken, who was hired earlier this year, after a more than six-month search for a qualified person to replace former Engineer Charlie Bechtold. Wolken started working for the County in March, 2020.

The Board’s meeting begins at 9-a.m., Tuesday. It will be held in-person at the courthouse, and electronically, via Zoom (meeting ID 138 870 131   Password: 012064)